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the house oversight committee released an obama administration memo that shows four days before the launch the government took an unusual step. it granted itself a waiver to launch the web site with a level of uncertainty deemed as a high security risk. agency head marilyn tavener accepted the risk and mitigation measures like frequent testing and a dedicated security team. but three other officials signed a statement saying "that does not reduce the risk of launching october 1." georgetown law professor lawrence gostin is a big supporter of the affordable care act. he helped congress write the law to meet constitutional standards but he's critical of the launch without proper security. >> nothing can undermine public confidence more than the fear of a security and privacy breach. you could have somebody hack into the system, get your social security number, get your financial information. >> reporter: healthcare.gov exchanges data through a massive hub that includes the i.r.s. and social security administration to verify income and identity and veterans affairs for military personnel who
the house oversight committee released an obama administration memo that shows four days before the launch the government took an unusual step. it granted itself a waiver to launch the web site with a level of uncertainty deemed as a high security risk. agency head marilyn tavener accepted the risk and mitigation measures like frequent testing and a dedicated security team. but three other officials signed a statement saying "that does not reduce the risk of launching october 1."...
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she's president obama's choice to head the federal reserve. yellen told senators that unemployment at 7.3% is too high so she intends to continue the easing money policy the fed began during the great recession. if confirmed, yellen will become one of the most powerful women in the world. here's anthony mason. >> do you see the committee has that much respect for you. >> reporter: on both sides of the aisle, senators praised janet yellin. >> dr. yellen, i very much appreciate your candor and transparency. >> reporter: she's been number two at the fed since 2010. >> we do see strength in the private sector of the economy, and we are expecting continued progress going forward. >> reporter: if approved, yellen's likely to follow ben bernanke's course. so whal change? for the first time, a woman will be running the world's largest economy. >> i'm glad to see her as the first woman chairman of the fed. it's long overdue. >> reporter: former chairman alan greenspan, who worked with yellen at the fed in the early 90s, spoke in an interview for "sunda
she's president obama's choice to head the federal reserve. yellen told senators that unemployment at 7.3% is too high so she intends to continue the easing money policy the fed began during the great recession. if confirmed, yellen will become one of the most powerful women in the world. here's anthony mason. >> do you see the committee has that much respect for you. >> reporter: on both sides of the aisle, senators praised janet yellin. >> dr. yellen, i very much appreciate...
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today president obama phoned the philippine president promising additional help. about 100 u.s. marines are already on the ground, as many as 2,000 more are expected. the aircraft carrier "george washington" should arrive on thursday. aquino said today the death toll may reach 2,500-- not the 10,000 some had predicted. but a reliable number is days away. we do know at least two americans are among the dead. in tacloban, the city hit hardest, thousands have swarmed the airport, desperate to get out. for now it's women and children first. those who remain can only try to ward off the smell of death. this was tacloban, a city of 220,000 before the storm. that's the convention center there on the shore. after the typhoon the convention center was just about the only building still standing. seth doane is in tacloban. >> reporter: four days after the typhoon flattened this port city, many bodies still lay uncollected on the side of the road wrapped in cloth. increasingly desperate survivors are scavenging for food. children begged for water from any passing vehicles. while a massive
today president obama phoned the philippine president promising additional help. about 100 u.s. marines are already on the ground, as many as 2,000 more are expected. the aircraft carrier "george washington" should arrive on thursday. aquino said today the death toll may reach 2,500-- not the 10,000 some had predicted. but a reliable number is days away. we do know at least two americans are among the dead. in tacloban, the city hit hardest, thousands have swarmed the airport,...
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just last week the pakistani prime minister publicly asked president obama to end all u.s. drone strikes. but scott, they clearly remain a very useful counterterror tool. >> pelley: margaret, thanks very much. jeffrey zients is the man overseeing the repair of the federal government's health insurance web site. he said today they are quote on track, end quote, to have it done by the end of the month. our sharyl attkisson broke the news yesterday that nationwide only six policies were purchased the entire first day that the site was on-line. sharyl is back with us tonight with more, sharyl? >> reporter: scott, the obama administration didn't dispute those enrollment numbers reported in government meeting notes. six the first day as you said, just six. 248 by the end of day two. white house spokesman jay carney said they haven't really-- released enrollment fillings because the numbers have to be checked and accurate and he downplayed expectations. >> let me just tell you now, november 1st. we don't expect those numbers to be very high. and we never did. but they're going to
just last week the pakistani prime minister publicly asked president obama to end all u.s. drone strikes. but scott, they clearly remain a very useful counterterror tool. >> pelley: margaret, thanks very much. jeffrey zients is the man overseeing the repair of the federal government's health insurance web site. he said today they are quote on track, end quote, to have it done by the end of the month. our sharyl attkisson broke the news yesterday that nationwide only six policies were...
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the obama administration issued new rules that will improve access to care for 62 million americans. it's an idea the president said he would impose himself by executive order after congress declined to pass gun control legislation. the move comes after the movie massacre in colorado that left 12 dead, the shootings in newtown, connecticut, that killed 27, the washington navy yard attack in which 12 died, and the shooting at l.a.x. one week ago. 88 dead in 12 mass shootings in just over a year. major garrett is at the white house with more on what all this means. major? >> reporter: scott, mental health professionals have sought this change for decades, both to improve treatment and to lift aa long-standing stigma. today's announcement means insurance companies must now provide the same benefit coverage for illnesses of the mind they have long provided by for every other kind of illness. in atlanta today, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius described a new world for those suffering from mental illness or substance abuse. >> imagine what it would mean if people felt
the obama administration issued new rules that will improve access to care for 62 million americans. it's an idea the president said he would impose himself by executive order after congress declined to pass gun control legislation. the move comes after the movie massacre in colorado that left 12 dead, the shootings in newtown, connecticut, that killed 27, the washington navy yard attack in which 12 died, and the shooting at l.a.x. one week ago. 88 dead in 12 mass shootings in just over a year....
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today six weeks after the troubled opening of the federal health insurance web site, the obama administration finally told us how many americans have signed up. in the first month, it comes to just over 106,000. people who chose policies on both the federal and state sites, though they had not necessarily paid for them yet. that is only about 20% of the 494,000 that the administration had projected. major garrett at s at the white house for us tonight. major? >> reporter: scott, the white house said for weeks these enroll. numbers would fall short of expectations-- and they have. the poorly designed federal health care web site-- here thisly unusable in its first days of operation-- severely limited the number of people who were able to sign up for coverage. of the 106,000 americans who are counted as enrolled in obamacare, less than a third-- just under 27,000-- did so by navigating healthcare.gov. the remaining three quarters-- just under 80,000-- signed up on one of the health insurance exchanges run by 14 states and the district of columbia. more disturbing for the administration, the rat
today six weeks after the troubled opening of the federal health insurance web site, the obama administration finally told us how many americans have signed up. in the first month, it comes to just over 106,000. people who chose policies on both the federal and state sites, though they had not necessarily paid for them yet. that is only about 20% of the 494,000 that the administration had projected. major garrett at s at the white house for us tonight. major? >> reporter: scott, the white...
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at arlington national cemetery, president obama placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and spoke of conflicts past and present. >> by this time next year the transition to afghan-led security will be nearly complete. the longest war in american history will end. (applause). >> reporter: there was a standing ovation for richard overton. at 107 the former senator is believed to be the oldest-living veteran of world war ii. in new york, the military's first female four-star general led the parade. ann dun woody retired last year after a 38 year career in the army. and in britain a funeral was held for harold percival who served in the royal air force in world war ii. he died last month at 99 with few friends or family. but when his story was picked up on the internet, hundreds turned out to honor him. war stories in six words, next. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changi
at arlington national cemetery, president obama placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and spoke of conflicts past and present. >> by this time next year the transition to afghan-led security will be nearly complete. the longest war in american history will end. (applause). >> reporter: there was a standing ovation for richard overton. at 107 the former senator is believed to be the oldest-living veteran of world war ii. in new york, the military's first female four-star...
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late today, president obama apologized for one of the biggest emerging problems with the affordable care act. more than three million americans have been told that they will lose their health insurance plans, even though the president has repeated for years that americans who liked their plans could keep them. here's what he said to nbc. >> i am sorry that they are finding themselveses in this situation based on assurances they've got from me. we've got to work hard niek sure they know we hear them, and that we're going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves in a tough position as a consequence of this. >> pelley: the plans are being canceled because they don't meet the minimum standards of the president's health insurance law. that's something that was always in the legislation. today, a former miami dolphin spoke to us about the turmoil in the locker room. the nfl is investigating. whether offensive lineman richie incognito harassed teammate jonathan martin. lydon murtha, a former lineman who played with both men, had this to say: >> there is instances, no quest
late today, president obama apologized for one of the biggest emerging problems with the affordable care act. more than three million americans have been told that they will lose their health insurance plans, even though the president has repeated for years that americans who liked their plans could keep them. here's what he said to nbc. >> i am sorry that they are finding themselveses in this situation based on assurances they've got from me. we've got to work hard niek sure they know we...
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obama's chief of staff from 2011 to twelve. mr. daley, this was the president's highest domestic priority. should he have been asking more questions about whether it was going to succeed? >> well, i think it's pretty obvious that everyone. in the administration should have been asking more questions and i think the basically, scott, said that last thursday in his press conference. so -- his challenge right now, obviously, as john said is to get this back on track first of all with the web site and then just take it week -- day by day, week by week and try to rebuild the belief in that law working. and then addressing the sort of trust and -- trustworthiness problems that obviously came out in this poll. >> pelley: if you were still running the white house staff, would heads be rolling? >> well, i think right now it doesn't do any good to start to chop heads off. right now you've just got to plow through this. this is the most difficult part of it, that there's no easy fix to any of these things. you've just got to keep going day by
obama's chief of staff from 2011 to twelve. mr. daley, this was the president's highest domestic priority. should he have been asking more questions about whether it was going to succeed? >> well, i think it's pretty obvious that everyone. in the administration should have been asking more questions and i think the basically, scott, said that last thursday in his press conference. so -- his challenge right now, obviously, as john said is to get this back on track first of all with the web...
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today president obama called this weekend's nuclear deal with iran a first step in preventing iran from building an atomic bomb. under this agreement, iran said that it won't expand its uranium enrichment for six months. it also agreed to new monitoring. in return, the u.s. and its allies will ease slightly some economic sanctions that have crippled the iranian economy. we have two reports on this tonight beginning with major garrett at the white house. major? >> reporter: scott, the white house got to work almost immediately on the next phase of these talks, the one december signed to end-- not merely halt-- iran's nuclear weapons program. at president obama's invitation, israel's national security advisor will travel to washington next week to play a key role in those negotiations. facing skepticism from congress and israel president obama defended the deal with iran as a victory for diplomacy over war. >> we can not close the door on diplomacy and we can not rule out peaceful solutions to the world's problems. we can not commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough tal
today president obama called this weekend's nuclear deal with iran a first step in preventing iran from building an atomic bomb. under this agreement, iran said that it won't expand its uranium enrichment for six months. it also agreed to new monitoring. in return, the u.s. and its allies will ease slightly some economic sanctions that have crippled the iranian economy. we have two reports on this tonight beginning with major garrett at the white house. major? >> reporter: scott, the...
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history have happened just in the obama administration. well, today, democrats pushed through a change in the filibuster rule that was so unthinkable, it was nicknamed "the nuclear option." nancy cordes has the fallout on capitol hill. >> reporter: leaders from both parties have threatened to deploy this nuclear option for decades, but until now, they have never followed through because it fundamentally altered the way the senate works. the senate's democratic leader harry reid said the final straw came when the republicans blocked the pretty three nominees will to the u.s. circuit court in washington, d.c. >> the obstruction we have seen from republicans against president obama has reached new heights never dreamed of. >> reporter: so he called all 100 senators to the floor and announced he was changing a 96- year-old rule, lowering the hurdle for confirming appointees from 60 votes to a simple majority of 51 votes. all but three democrats voted to change the rule. >> the yeas are 52, the nays are 48. >> the furious republican leader, mit
history have happened just in the obama administration. well, today, democrats pushed through a change in the filibuster rule that was so unthinkable, it was nicknamed "the nuclear option." nancy cordes has the fallout on capitol hill. >> reporter: leaders from both parties have threatened to deploy this nuclear option for decades, but until now, they have never followed through because it fundamentally altered the way the senate works. the senate's democratic leader harry reid...
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>> reporter: campaigning for terry mcauliffe sunday, president obama said republican ken cuccinelli, a favorite of the tea party and a staunch opponent of abortion and gay rights is too conservative for virginia. it's an argument cuccinelli has been making in ads. >> he tried to ban the pill. >> even. >> ken cuccinelli is way too extreme. >> way too extreme. >> reporter: mcauliffe, a former chairman of the democratic party, told us a strategy will help defeat tea party candidates nationwide. so there is a message in this race beyond virginia? >> mainstream bipartisan pragmatic leadership. bringing folks together. >> reporter: cuccinelli gave us a different take on the race. why is he leading in the polls? >> he's spending millions more dollars beating the tar out of me. much of it untruthful. >> reporter: his campaign says cuccinelli can win while sticking to his conservative principles and his advisors say some credit goes to president obama. his visit here sunday, they say, firmly tied mcauliffe to the disastrous rollout of obamacare and fired up the tea party base. >> make no mist
>> reporter: campaigning for terry mcauliffe sunday, president obama said republican ken cuccinelli, a favorite of the tea party and a staunch opponent of abortion and gay rights is too conservative for virginia. it's an argument cuccinelli has been making in ads. >> he tried to ban the pill. >> even. >> ken cuccinelli is way too extreme. >> way too extreme. >> reporter: mcauliffe, a former chairman of the democratic party, told us a strategy will help defeat...
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the obamas spent 40 minutes inside their tent on the national mall. some of the protesters are conducting hunger strikes. the senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill last summer but speaker john boehner has refused to schedule a vote in the house. china today scrambled warplanes over disputed islands that are claimed by both china and japan. the u.s. considers the skies above them international airspace and as seth doane in beijing reports, tensions are rising fast. >> reporter: two chinese fighter jets flew their first patrols today over these desolate islands in the east china sea. japan and china have been at loggerheads for years over the islands but last week, china suddenly declared that it would police the skies above a vast new territory that included the islands. it also warned it would take military action if countries flew inside its knew air defense zone without first notifying the chinese government. the uninhabited islands are located near important shipping lanes and are said to have rich oil and gas reserves. the dispute has now
the obamas spent 40 minutes inside their tent on the national mall. some of the protesters are conducting hunger strikes. the senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill last summer but speaker john boehner has refused to schedule a vote in the house. china today scrambled warplanes over disputed islands that are claimed by both china and japan. the u.s. considers the skies above them international airspace and as seth doane in beijing reports, tensions are rising fast. >> reporter:...
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president obama set out to fix a broken promise today. he's always said that obamacare would never force americans to give up a health insurance policy they liked. but then insurance companies started canceling nearly five million policies because those policies don't meet the higher standards of the affordable car act. the outcry has been getting louder by the day. here was the president on this day. >> i completely get how upsetting this can be for a lot of americans, particularly after assurances they heard from me that if they had a plan that they liked, they could keep it. and to those americans, i hear you loud and clear. i said that i would do everything we can to fix this problem, and today i'm offering an idea that will help do it. >> pelley: and with that, he announced a reversal. he will now allow insurance companies to reinstate those canceled policies at least for one year. mr. obama also took the hit today for the failed rollout of his health insurance web site. chief white house correspondent major garrett made news when he
president obama set out to fix a broken promise today. he's always said that obamacare would never force americans to give up a health insurance policy they liked. but then insurance companies started canceling nearly five million policies because those policies don't meet the higher standards of the affordable car act. the outcry has been getting louder by the day. here was the president on this day. >> i completely get how upsetting this can be for a lot of americans, particularly after...
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tonight, president obama's national security adviser is flying home from afghanistan and empty-handed. susan rice's mission was to persuade afghan president hamid karzai to sign a new security agreement that will keep some u.s. troops in afghanistan after the nato combat mission ends after next year. major gar marrett's at the white house. >> reporter: the white house says president karzai holds in his hans the future security of his country and the promise of $8 billion in annual u.s. aid. that hand currently will not sient security agreement the u.s. thought was sealed and delivered. national security adviser susan rice's face-to-face meeting with the afghan president produced nothing but frustration. >> what i said to the president is we would have no choice. we would be compelled by necessity-- not by our preference-- to have to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to keep our troops here because they will not be invited because the b.s.a. will not have been signed. >> reporter: the b.s.a., or bilateral security agreement, sets the rules for any u.s. troops that
tonight, president obama's national security adviser is flying home from afghanistan and empty-handed. susan rice's mission was to persuade afghan president hamid karzai to sign a new security agreement that will keep some u.s. troops in afghanistan after the nato combat mission ends after next year. major gar marrett's at the white house. >> reporter: the white house says president karzai holds in his hans the future security of his country and the promise of $8 billion in annual u.s....
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president obama telephoned 10 members of the armed forces from the oval office today. he thanked them for their service and wished them and their families a happy thanksgiving. the president celebrated the holiday himself at the white house. watching football and dining with his family. the menu included turkey, of course, with all the trimmers, and for dessert, pie, nine varieties from huckleberry to coconut custard. last weekend, the president announced a breakthrough deal with iran. the iranians will temporarily freeze their nuclear program in return for the u.s. easing some sanctions. today, turkey became the first country to try to take advantage of the business opportunities that may present. the economic minister said he'd like all turkish banks to be able to do business with iran. holly williams is in strbl tonight. holly what, can you tell us about this? >> reporter: margaret, it's unclear exactly what this means. the background is, in 2011, the u.s. wrought in sanctions that prevent foreign banks from doing business with iran's oil companies. now, the aim was
president obama telephoned 10 members of the armed forces from the oval office today. he thanked them for their service and wished them and their families a happy thanksgiving. the president celebrated the holiday himself at the white house. watching football and dining with his family. the menu included turkey, of course, with all the trimmers, and for dessert, pie, nine varieties from huckleberry to coconut custard. last weekend, the president announced a breakthrough deal with iran. the...
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. >> pelley: good evening, for 31 days now, the obama administration has been telling us americans by the millions are visiting the new health insurance web site despite all of its problems, but no one in the administration has been willing to tell us how many policies have been purchased, and this may be the reason. cbs news has learned enrollments got off to an incredibly slow start. sharyl attkisson attained documents that haven't been seen by the public until now. >> reporter: early enrollment figures are contained in notes from twice a day war room meetings from medicare and medicaid services after the web site failed on october 1. they were turned over in response to a document request from the house oversight committee. the web site launched on tuesday. publicly, the government said there were 4.7 million unique visits in the first 24 hours. but at a meeting wednesday morning, the war room notes say six enrollments very occurred so far. they were with blue cross blue shield of north carolina and kansas city and, caresource, and health care service corporation. by wednesday afte
. >> pelley: good evening, for 31 days now, the obama administration has been telling us americans by the millions are visiting the new health insurance web site despite all of its problems, but no one in the administration has been willing to tell us how many policies have been purchased, and this may be the reason. cbs news has learned enrollments got off to an incredibly slow start. sharyl attkisson attained documents that haven't been seen by the public until now. >> reporter:...
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michelle obama welcomed to douglas fir to the executive mansion today. the official white house tree comes from pennsylvania this year. >>> it sure is feeling like the holidays out there, isn't it erica? >> absolutely, leslie. we are seeing another really cold weekend on tap this november has been one of the coldest in about 25 years. so looks like we're going to hold on to that through the rest of the month, only a couple more days. take a look at the almanac for today. temperatures only in the 40s. how long is that going to last? i'll tell you coming up in the first alert seven-day forecast. >>> the white dale mountain resort -- white tail mountain resort a remarkable early opening, since 2001. it will be white friday at white tail when we come back. >>> but first, it is not new video of a crater on the moon. we're going to tell you what left this hole in missouri this morning. up next. >>> there's some powerful home video after a natural gas pipeline exploded in missouri this morning. no one was injured, but some residents were evacuated just as a pre
michelle obama welcomed to douglas fir to the executive mansion today. the official white house tree comes from pennsylvania this year. >>> it sure is feeling like the holidays out there, isn't it erica? >> absolutely, leslie. we are seeing another really cold weekend on tap this november has been one of the coldest in about 25 years. so looks like we're going to hold on to that through the rest of the month, only a couple more days. take a look at the almanac for today....
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she told the japanese she brought them greetings from president obama and she said she's proud to carry forward her father's legacy of public service. caroline kennedy was five when her father, president john kennedy, was murdered in dallas 50 years ago next week. among the young reporters on the scene that day were peter jennings of canadian t.v. and later abc. that's dan rather of cbs. jim lehrer of the dallas "times- herald" and later pbs and then there was a cub reporter from the fort worth "star telegram." that's our own bob schieffer and bob is in dallas tonight. bob? >> schieffer: well, scott, those of us who covered the assassination and are still around all these years later have had a long time to think about what might have been. it was a misty morning as the president spoke in fort worth. >> there's mrs. kennedy and the president of the united states. >> schieffer: but by the time he got to dallas the sun had come out. >> i can see his sun tan all the way from here. >> schieffer: jim lehrer was at love field assigned to cover the president's arrival for the dallas "times her
she told the japanese she brought them greetings from president obama and she said she's proud to carry forward her father's legacy of public service. caroline kennedy was five when her father, president john kennedy, was murdered in dallas 50 years ago next week. among the young reporters on the scene that day were peter jennings of canadian t.v. and later abc. that's dan rather of cbs. jim lehrer of the dallas "times- herald" and later pbs and then there was a cub reporter from the...
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the white house acknowledged today that administration officials, including president obama, were briefed on a consultant's report six months before healthcare.gov went online, a report that said problems were coming. nancy cordes is on capitol hill for us tonight. nancy. >> reporter: scott, administration officials said today they took this report's warnings into account and made changes, but republicans argue that its very existence casts doubts on claims by the president on down that they were caught by surprise. with startling foresight, the consulting firm mckinsey predicted more than six months ago that the rollout of healthcare.gov would be hobbled by evolving requirements, insufficient time for end-to-end testing, and significant dependency on external parties and contractors. louisiana republican steve scalise: >> this report lays out the chaos that was going on, but all of this information was known within the white house. >> reporter: mckinsey was hired by the administration to do the review and interviewed 40 people involved with the web site, including henry chao, a key manag
the white house acknowledged today that administration officials, including president obama, were briefed on a consultant's report six months before healthcare.gov went online, a report that said problems were coming. nancy cordes is on capitol hill for us tonight. nancy. >> reporter: scott, administration officials said today they took this report's warnings into account and made changes, but republicans argue that its very existence casts doubts on claims by the president on down that...
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take special sponsored 7-day graphic >> brennan: in keeping with thanksgiving tradition, president obama granted pardons to turkeys. they will go on to live the rest of their lives at a farm in virginia. further down the food chain there will be no pardon for anchovies, providing a feast for very large appetites on the west coast. ben tracy is there. >> reporter: on california's monterey bay you don't really need these to see these. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: humpback whales, dozens of them, are everywhere. wow, they're like right on us. boeing away even avid whale watchers such as sharon she ever. >> it's never been like this. this is phenomenal. >> reporter: do these whales make you feel very small? >> oh, absolutely. absolutely. >> reporter: there are also dolphins and hundreds of sea lions. they are chasing an unexplained explosion of anchovies in the bay. killer whales showed up to hunt the sea lions. >> under the bow! >> reporter: tourists and scientists have never seen anything quite like it. >> there's easily over 100 to 200 whales in monterey bay, so this is, like, so exception
take special sponsored 7-day graphic >> brennan: in keeping with thanksgiving tradition, president obama granted pardons to turkeys. they will go on to live the rest of their lives at a farm in virginia. further down the food chain there will be no pardon for anchovies, providing a feast for very large appetites on the west coast. ben tracy is there. >> reporter: on california's monterey bay you don't really need these to see these. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: humpback...
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seven weeks after healthcare.gov went online the obama administration is trying to take the pressure off the troubled web site. until now, people looking for a government subsidy had to apply on the government site but the white house said today it will now work with insurance companies to allow customers to apply for subsidies on the insurance company's web sites. it also said that when the government web site is working properly, 80% of people shopping for insurance under obamacare will use it to buy a policy. former vice president dick cheney and his wife lynn said today they are pained that a dispute between their daughters over the issue of same-sex marriage is now out in the open. mary cheney is married to a woman. liz cheney opposes same-sex marriage and she's running for the u.s. senate in wyoming. nancy cordes has more. >> reporter: the family feud burst into public view on sunday after liz cheney was asked about same-sex marriage on fox news sunday. >> i do believe in the traditional definition of marriage. >> reporter: cheney's sister mary wedded her long-time partner, hea
seven weeks after healthcare.gov went online the obama administration is trying to take the pressure off the troubled web site. until now, people looking for a government subsidy had to apply on the government site but the white house said today it will now work with insurance companies to allow customers to apply for subsidies on the insurance company's web sites. it also said that when the government web site is working properly, 80% of people shopping for insurance under obamacare will use...